Half a month passed quickly, and early in the morning of that day, the sky was just getting light.
There was a long queue in front of the entrance of a magnificent palace. On the gold-painted plaque were three large silver characters "Golden Ape Palace" written on it, with a glowing light flashing continuously.
Two Nascent Soul cultivators were standing at the door, and cultivators entering the auction venue had to pay an entrance fee.
Han Benqi and Yuwen Yan were also in the crowd. When it was their turn, the guards didn't dare to collect the entrance fee and just let them in.
As the son of Master Wanhulu, Han Benqi can enjoy many privileges. This is a symbol of status and only disciples of powerful forces can enjoy such treatment.
"Seniors, please go upstairs."
A pretty maid in green came over quickly and led them upstairs.
They have their own private box and do not need to attend the auction in the hall.
Not long after, they arrived at the second floor, where there were many independent private rooms. The doors of some of the rooms were closed, and it was obvious that there were people there.
Yuwen Yan took out a magic disk that was glowing green, entered a spell, frowned, and said to Han Benqi: "Friend Han, I have something to take care of. I will come back later."
After saying this, Yuwen Yan walked quickly downstairs, and Han Benqi didn't care.
He walked into a box and closed the door.
The box was over a hundred feet in size. A pale blue magic mirror was hung on the stone wall, and on the mirror was the scene of the auction venue.
There was a green jade table and several green jade stools. On the jade table was a set of exquisite rosewood tea sets, a plate of spiritual fruits, and a green communication plate.
Han Benqi sat down and waited quietly.
In a secluded green-tiled courtyard, a tall and thin man in a yellow shirt stood in a green stone pavilion with an anxious look on his face.
Not long after, Yuwen Yan walked in with a serious look.
“Where are the people?”
Yuwen Yan asked with a heavy tone.
"They left the market, and I sent someone to follow them. Should we follow them out?"
The man in yellow asked.
"Is the Thousand Spirits Order really in that girl's possession? What is her background?"
Yuwen Yan asked.
"We have checked. She has an older brother. They make a living by hunting monsters. They are casual cultivators with low cultivation levels. Both of them are in the early stage of Spiritualization. I saw it with my own eyes. She did get the Thousand Spirit Order."
The yellow-shirted young man said solemnly.
"Let's go, catch up, and we must get the Thousand Spirit Order."
Yuwen Yan waved his hand and left the green-tiled courtyard with the young man in yellow.
After leaving the market town, Yuwen Yan released a giant golden pigeon, walked onto its back, and the young man in yellow followed closely behind.
The golden giant dove flapped its wings gently, causing a gust of hot wind to rise into the sky, flying high at an extremely fast speed.
Not long after, the giant golden dove disappeared into the sky.
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Golden Ape Palace, a private room on the second floor.
Han Benqi's eyes were fixed on the magic mirror. On the mirror was a tall old man in a golden shirt, holding a light golden magic mirror in his hand.
"The top-grade spiritual treasure, the Golden Mirror, is made of Golden Crystal as the main material. The starting price is three million spiritual stones, and each bid must not be less than five hundred thousand."
"Three and a half million!"
"Four million!"
"Four and a half million!"
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The price continued to rise and soon exceeded five million.
Han Benqi was not interested and did not bid.
As time passed, the old man in the golden robe took out many items for auction, including treasures, elixirs, formations, talismans, refining materials, spiritual medicines, demon pills, and so on.
Han Benqi didn't say a word. This was not the first time he attended an auction of this scale. He was well-informed and ordinary things were not attractive to him.
After more than half an hour, the old man in the golden robe took out a spear that was shining with golden light. A lifelike golden dragon was engraved on the spear. Golden arcs of electricity flowed out of the spear head, and the spiritual light flickered continuously.
"The Golden Dragon Spear, a thunder-attributed treasure, has a base price of five million spirit stones. Each bid must not be less than one million spirit stones."
The old man in the golden robe spoke loudly, gently waving the Golden Dragon Spear, and countless golden arcs of electricity rushed out.
"A thunder-attributed magical treasure!"
Han Benqi showed an interested expression on his face. Han Changming's incarnation, Han Tianlei, did not have a thunder-attributed magical treasure in his hand, so he just happened to take a picture of this treasure.
"Five million!"
"Six million!"
"Seven million!"
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After a fierce bidding, Han Benqi bought the Golden Dragon Spear at a high price of 17 million.
Not long after, a middle-aged deacon brought the Golden Dragon Spear. Han Benqi paid all the spirit stones and put away the Golden Dragon Spear.
The auction was still going on. The old man in the golden robe cleared his throat and said, "It's time for the finale auction."
Eighteen tall men carried a huge golden iron cage to the platform. Inside the golden iron cage was a huge alien beast.
"A fifth-order low-grade Sky-Splitting Beast. This beast can tear open a temporary space. You have all heard of Master Qianling, right? Master Qianling has a seventh-order Void Origin Worm, which opened up a space, which is now the Thousand Spirits Cave Heaven. Both the Sky-Splitting Beast and the Void Origin Worm can tear open space. The Sky-Splitting Beast has thick skin and flesh, so even if it is used in a fight, it will not be easily killed by the enemy."
The voice of the old man in the golden robe was loud and echoed throughout the venue.
"What? Sky-Splitting Beast!"
"Tear open a temporary space?"
"Doesn't this mean that having a Sky-Splitting Beast in hand is equivalent to having an additional growth-type space treasure?"
The monks were in a commotion and talked a lot.
Han Benqi was a little moved and looked towards the Sky-Splitting Beast.
"A Sky-Splitting Beast. This beast can only be exchanged, not sold, for materials or treasures that can weaken the lightning tribulation."
The old man in the golden robe said loudly.
Han Benqi was a little disappointed after hearing this. He didn't have any materials or treasures that could weaken the thunder tribulation. Even if he did, he would not exchange them for a fifth-level Sky-Splitting Beast.
After some communication, the Sky-Splitting Beast was exchanged by a cultivator.
The old man in the golden robe took out a ring that was constantly flashing yellow light and said, "You should have heard of the Thousand Spirit Ring, the famous treasure of the Thousand Spirits True Lord! The real Thousand Spirit Ring has been destroyed. This one is a replica, ranked on the Star Domain Divine Weapon List. Exchange it for Dharma Image Materials or materials of equal value."
Han Benqi had no Dharma materials, and the only precious things he had were some high-quality elixirs, which were far inferior to the Thousand Spirit Ring.
In a private room on the third floor, a graceful woman in a golden skirt and a fat old man in a red robe sat together, staring at the magic mirror on the wall. There was a peach blossom pattern on their clothes, which was the symbol of Peach Blossom Island.
"Thousand Spirit Rings! It's a pity that the ranking is too low."
The woman in the golden skirt chuckled and said.
"If it was ranked higher, the Xu family would not have taken it out. If a Divine Transformation cultivator could obtain this treasure, it would help improve his strength."
The red-robed old man said in a deep voice.
He took out the green communication disk from the table and contacted the old man in golden robe.
More than half a quarter of an hour later, there was a knock on the door. The old man in red robe opened the door, and a middle-aged deacon walked in and handed the Thousand Spirit Ring to the old man in red robe. The old man in red robe took out an exquisite green jade box and handed it to the middle-aged deacon. After the middle-aged deacon confirmed that it was correct, he bowed and retreated.
"With this Thousand Spirit Ring, Junior Brother Li's strength has improved a lot."
The woman in the golden skirt said with a smile.
The red-robed old man nodded and said, "This kid has great talent. He may become the fourth Void Refining Cultivator on Peach Blossom Island."
After replacing the Thousand Spirit Rings, the old man in the golden robe shook his wrist lightly, and a palm-sized golden shield flew out. He entered a spell, and the golden shield instantly grew larger and floated in front of him.
"The Golden Shield is made of 5,000-year-old Golden Shield wood. It has strong defense. The base price is 8 million Spiritual Stones. Each bid must not be less than 1 million Spiritual Stones."
"A defensive magic weapon!"
Han Benqi was somewhat tempted.
"Eight million!"
"Nine million!"
"Ten million!"
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After the price increased more than a dozen times, the treasure was finally sold for 18 million.
A graceful young woman in a purple dress flew to the platform and communicated with the old man in a golden robe via telepathy.
"This fellow Taoist doesn't have enough spirit stones on him, so he plans to auction some things. We only provide the venue, but we are not responsible at all."
After saying this, the old man in the golden robe stepped aside.
The young woman in purple skirt took out a dozen things and introduced the materials to the monks.
"This is a partial map of Qianling Cave Heaven. It is said that the owner has entered Qianling Cave Heaven to search for treasures. The starting price is one million spirit stones, and each bid must not be less than one hundred thousand."
The woman in purple skirt held a pale golden animal skin in her hand and spoke loudly.
"Partial map of Qianling Cave Heaven?"
Han Benqi became interested. One million spirit stones were not expensive. He lived on Qianling Star. Maybe one day he would get the Qianling Order and be able to enter Qianling Cave to search for treasure. Then this map would come in handy.
Han Benqi spent 2.3 million spirit stones to buy this map. If it wasn't related to Qianling Cave Heaven, the map would not be worth so many spirit stones.
The woman in purple skirt sold more than a dozen items of materials, paid the spirit stones, put away the golden shield and returned to her seat.
The old man in the golden robe took out a metal sphere that was shining with golden light. There were some golden spiritual patterns on the surface of the sphere.
He cast a spell, and the metal sphere suddenly emitted golden light and transformed into a humanoid warrior over ten feet tall, holding a golden sword, with golden light flashing all over his body.
"A fifth-level puppet beast, the base price is 10 million spirit stones, and each bid must not be less than 1 million."
The old man in the golden robe said loudly.
"A fifth-level puppet beast?"
Han Benqi was very excited. If he could get this fifth-level puppet beast, it would improve his strength.
Puppet beasts are fearless, invulnerable to swords and guns, and will not betray their drivers, making them very popular among high-level cultivators.
A fifth-order puppet beast is equivalent to a cultivator at the Divine Transformation stage, and is difficult to damage and relatively expensive.
"Ten million!"
"One thousand and one!"
"One thousand and two!"
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The price kept rising, and Han Benqi bought this fifth-level puppet beast at a sky-high price of 24 million.
Soon, a middle-aged deacon brought over the fifth-level puppet beast.
At this time, the old man in the golden robe took out a jade ruler about a foot long. A lifelike green crow pattern was engraved on the surface of the short green ruler, and the spiritual light kept flashing.
"The Blue Crow Ruler! It has been refined with the spirit of a fifth-grade high-quality Blue Flame Crow. It can transform and attack. The Blue Flame Crow has the blood of the Golden Crow, and the demonic fire it spews out is very powerful, it can melt gold and split rocks. True Lord Qianling once raised a seventh-grade Blue Flame Crow, which killed a combined cultivator. The starting price is 10 million spirit stones, and each bid must not be less than 1 million."
The old man in the golden robe said loudly.
"Ten million!"
"One thousand and one!"
"One thousand and two!"
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The competition was fierce, but Han Benqi did not open his bid. He had already obtained a lot of things, so he decided to stop while he was ahead.
After several rounds of bidding, the Green Crow Ruler was finally sold at a high price of twenty-five million. Treasures with spirits are more powerful and thus more expensive.
After bidding farewell to the Green Crow Ruler, the old man in the golden robe took out a palm-sized green tripod that was glowing with spiritual light.
"Qingguang Ding, alchemists should not miss this treasure. This treasure is the alchemy furnace of Master Qingguang, which has a certain bonus to alchemy."
The old man in golden robe introduced.
"Qingguang Ding! Master Qingguang!"
Han Benqi's face darkened and his eyes became fiery.
Master Qingguang was a cultivator of the Lianxu realm, so the alchemy furnace he used was naturally good.
He is also an alchemist. If he can get this Qingguang Ding, his success rate in refining alchemy will be higher.
"The Qingguang Ding is priced at 10 million spirit stones. Each bid must not be less than 2 million."
The old man in the golden robe said loudly.
"Ten million!"
"One thousand and two!"
"Fourteen thousand!"
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After several price increases, Han Benqi bought the Qingguang Ding at a high price of 26 million. He did not have so many spirit stones, so he sold some fifth-level elixirs in exchange for spirit stones.
Naturally, the Xu family would not make things difficult for Han Benqi and accepted it at a price slightly higher than the market price, as a way of giving face to Han Benqi.
After the Qingguang Ding was sold, the auction ended and the cultivators left one after another and returned to their homes.
Han Benqi did not leave the market immediately. He had come here with great difficulty, so naturally he wanted to stay for a while.
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A stretch of endless green mountains, with a dazzling red light rising into the sky from the depths of the mountains, very conspicuous. The air waves were rolling, and a large amount of debris was swept into the sky by the strong air waves.
Deep in the mountains, there is a huge valley that extends in all directions.
There were hundreds of huge pits on the ground emitting black smoke. Two corpses were lying on the ground. Yuwen Yan had a murderous look on his face. A tall and thin man in a yellow shirt stood beside him, looking terrified.
"Return immediately and dispatch personnel. Offer a reward for these two men. Either alive or dead."
Yuwen Yan ordered, with a murderous look on his face.
I thought we would capture them easily, but unexpectedly the two tribesmen who were responsible for tracking were killed.
"Yes, Seventh Aunt."
The man in yellow agreed and left.
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Xuanyang Star, the forest of ten thousand gourds.
At Qianyang Peak, the door of a secret room opened and Han Changming walked out with a smile on his face.
After he refined the fifth-level spiritual flame, his efficiency in alchemy increased significantly, and he successfully refined the Heavenly Soul Pill.
Han Changming refined a total of eighteen Heavenly Soul Pills, and used the Creation Gourd to purify three of them into top-grade pills.
Han Changming took out the communication disk, typed in a spell, and ordered: "Fang Yuan, go and invite Fellow Daoist Fang and the others to the reception room. I'll be waiting for them there."
"Yes, Ancestor Changming."
Han Fangyuan agreed readily.
Han Changming put away the communication disk and came to the reception room.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Fairy Bingyan and True Man Jinyang flew in, their expressions respectful.